One Cut of the Dead | |||||
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Kanji | カメラを止めるな! | ||||
Literal meaning | Don't Stop the Camera! | ||||
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Directed by | Shin'ichirō Ueda | ||||
Screenplay by | Shin'ichirō Ueda | ||||
Based on | Ghost in the Box! by Ryoichi Wada | ||||
Produced by | Koji Ichihashi | ||||
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Cinematography | Tsuyoshi Sone[1] | ||||
Edited by | Shin'ichirō Ueda[1] | ||||
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Production company | Enbu Seminar[1] | ||||
Distributed by | Asmik Ace | ||||
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Running time | 97 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Budget | ¥3 million ($25,000) | ||||
Box office | ¥3.12 billion (Japan) $31.2 million (worldwide) |
One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!, Kamera o Tomeru na!, transl. "Don't Stop the Camera!") is a 2017 Japanese[1][2] independent zombie comedy film written and directed by Shin'ichirō Ueda. It follows a team of filmmakers and actors who are tasked with making True Fear, a zombie horror film for live television that must be shot in a single take; the first third of One Cut of the Dead depicts True Fear as a film within the film, before going back in time to show the origins of the project, and its eventual shooting from the perspective of the cast and crew.
Made with a low budget of ¥3 million ($25,000) with a cast of unknown actors, the film opened in Japan in a small theatre for a six-day run. Following its international success at its screening at the Udine Film Festival, the film began getting wider exposure, including a re-release in Japan. It grossed US $27,935,711 (¥3.12 billion) in Japan and $30.5 million worldwide, making box office history by earning over a thousand times its budget.[3] The film also received acclaim from critics, who praised its originality, writing and humor.
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